Brittany McKeel Young is an Millennial aged attorney and is a native of Shreveport, Louisiana. She attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe where she received a bachelor’s in Political Science. She pursued her law degree from Southern University Law Center. In 2014, Mrs. Young became the recipient of the Louisiana State Bar Association Law Student Pro Bono Award.
As an attorney, she has taught several Continuing Legal Education classes as it relates to generational differences within the legal community. Attorney Young is licensed to practice in the State of Louisiana. She is also a Notary Public.
Member of:
- Shreveport Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana Association of Justice
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- National Association of Women Judges
- Representative of the Shreveport Pan-Hellenic Council
- The Shreveport Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Ifeanyi Ezeigbo is an associate with Goodell DeVries and a member of the firm's Medical Malpractice group. Ifeanyi represents health care providers and health care institutions in all phases of medical malpractice litigation from commencement to completion. He is experienced in all aspects of complex litigation, including investigation, depositions, motions practice, discovery disputes, and settlement.
Prior to joining Goodell DeVries, Ifeanyi was Of Counsel at a mid-sized regional law firm with his practice focused on railroad liability, premises liability, and medical malpractice defense. He also has extensive experience with litigating toxic torts and insurance defense matters. Prior to entering private practice, Ifeanyi served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Alfred Nance on the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Ifeanyi received his J.D. from American University's Washington College of Law, where he served as Publications Editor for the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law. While in law school, Ifeanyi published his article, "The Questionable Constitutionality of Mechanical Restraints in the Classroom: A Critique of the Tenth Circuit's Decision in Ebonie S. v. Pueblo School District No. 60" in one of the journal's volumes. Ifeanyi received his B.A., cum laude, from St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he majored in Economics and Spanish Literature. He is a fluent Spanish speaker.
Ifeanyi is an active member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, where he has served on the Communications and News Journal Committee. He is also a member of the Monumental City Bar Association. Ifeanyi has been named to the Top 40 Under 40 by the National Black Lawyers Top 100 for 2020 and 2021 (Maryland).
Practice Areas
Court Admissions
- Maryland
- District of Columbia
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Professional Associations
- Maryland State Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Bar Association of Baltimore City
- Young Lawyers' Division
- Monumental City Bar Association
Professional Experience
- Judicial Law Clerk, The Honorable Alfred Nance, Chief Judge, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 2014 – 2015
Publications
- Author, "The Questionable Constitutionality of Mechanical Restraints in the Classroom: A Critique of the Tenth Circuit's Decision in Ebonie S. v. Pueblo School District No. 60," American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law, 2013
Education
- American University, Washington College of Law
- (J.D., 2014)
- American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy, and the Law, Publications Editor
- St. Mary's College of Maryland
- (B.A., cum laude, 2008)
Honors and Awards
- The National Black Lawyers Top 100, Top 40 Under 40, 2020, 2021 (Maryland)
Languages
Brittani Booker Pleasant is a business, consumer, and civil litigation attorney with a proven record of local, regional and national leadership. Pleasant served as the president of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for two consecutive terms. In this time, she headed the largest membership of this organization since its resurrection a few years prior. Before acquiring leadership positions in higher education, Pleasant attended St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, Texas. Pleasant has been the recipient of the NAACP Torch-Bearer Award and Scholarship, an award given for the showing of academic excellence and proven leadership capabilities. As a student, she began mentoring other young men and women academically and socially. As an attorney, she serves as in the Circles Mentoring group that allows her to mentor future attorneys currently attending law school, and continues to serve as mentor to a number of young women in the San Antonio community. Recently, Pleasant has been honored as the 2017 Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.'s Business Woman of the Year, recognized for her tenacity and drive as an entrepreneur. Attorney Pleasant has also been acknowledged as the Scene in SA's Best Lawyer of 2018 and 2021, nominated and awarded the Scene in SA's Rising Star of 2022, and recognized and awarded as the National Black Lawyer's Top 40 Under 40 (Texas). Today, B. Pleasant Law, PLLC is a thriving firm servicing San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, and surrounding areas. With a long record of wins and settlements for small business owners, consumers who deserve protection, and even for families who need assistance carrying out their loved one's final wishes, B. Pleasant Law is busier than ever making sure the legal needs of the community are met.